Adelaide Gaol Ghost Tour and Paranormal Investigation

Overview

Available languages

English

2 hours

Mobile ticket

One of the two oldest public buildings in Adelaide, the Adelaide Gaol is said to be the most haunted site in South Australia. On this evening walking tour of the jail with a guide, learn about its history, which dates back to the time of the early settlers, and perhaps come in contact with one of the ghostly inmates.

Tours run selected dates throughout each month. Time and date must be selected upon booking.

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible

Service animals allowed

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Minimum age is 12 years

Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Local guide

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Food and drinks

What To Expect

Adelaide Gaol

Be incarcerated in Australia's longest continuously operating gaol. Discover the ghost of Governor Ashton, whose body was dropped through a window, Sister Mary MacKillop's link with the Gaol and the spirit of South Australia's most sadistic killer still stalking his prey. With 45 hangings and a burial site in Murderer's Row, it's no surprise more than 12 spirits haunt the 147 year old building. Your evening includes a ghost tour with the opportunity to make contact through paranormal investigation tools.

2 hours • Admission Included

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Reviews

3.94

66 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Cool location, great concept, poorly executed.
89fergalw,
Nov 4, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00
Overall, the ghost tour was a fun experience. I enjoyed the spooky dark atmosphere of the Jail and despite the planes flying overhead the stillness of the jail was super earie. My only complaint was of the actual guide. While one of them was good at interacting and had showed great engagement, the other would not really grasp how you should treat a tour group, often yelling and shouting at us to keep moving or screaming at us to gather round as if we were children. I got the very strong impression she was anticipating someone to make an error such as talk while she was talking just so that she could call out to them. Not to mention that the stories had some amazing material that'd be horrifying to hear around a camp fire, but the telling of these stories were delivered in such a dull and uninspiring manner that you'd think you were listening to some luke warm gossip about some high-school drama. "and then like.. and then like.. and like.." I somehow managed to zone out during a talk about how there's a scary lady in a dress that roams the prison. In summary, was a great experience (despite the fact we never saw any ghosts), however poorly delivered.
Was a fun night, however...
Michelle A,
Sep 14, 2025
- Review from Viator
4.00
Was a fun night, however I felt that at some points, we were treated like children, I was scolded for taking a photo, and told to listen to a story...I can actually do two things at once, and felt this soured my night.
Don't recommend
utternutta,
Aug 24, 2025
- Review from Viator
2.00
Quite disappointing. Wouldn't consider the tour as what it's portrayed... More of a "History Tour" with very little time for actual "investigating", tops 20mins from the entire tour.. Would rather it be smaller groups with a larger time frame for investigating the paranormal, with more up to date paranormal equipment.
Great
Michael E,
Aug 22, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Great tour and good fun. The young lady was fantastic. I would recommend anyone to do the Ghost Tour.
Learned the history of the Gaol and its inmates. Experienced two ‘lockdowns’ in chosen cells.
maed601,
Jul 11, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00
Very interesting and informative! Loved using the equipment while inside the cells. Would love if torches were provided though.
Interesting but Rushed
reneef912,
Jul 11, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00
Interesting tour but felt rushed through. Particularly in museum section, only got to view half. Tour was booked for 2 hours but completed in 1hour and 40 mins.
Eerily Wonderful
Aadi M,
Jul 11, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
The guide and her assistant were both great! They were super friendly and knowledgeable about the jail. I had the best time. I took the dowsing rods for the ghost hunting part and it was crazy. The spirit was actually responding and I am skeptical guy, I would find an explanation for the movement of the rods if I could. I didn’t connect the dots there BUT the spirit I was talking to was female and was falsely accused of something. That screams elizabeth woolcock to me. 10/10 tour and the guides. Would definitely recommend anyone coming or staying in Adelaide to do the tour. You can even enjoy if you go alone like I did!
Great!
Travel02099317986,
May 24, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00
Very informative tour, loved hearing all the stories of the inmates and their crimes. Wish we had seen some ghosts though!
Bot enough time to use gadgets and too much talking
Katherine W,
Mar 28, 2025
- Review from Viator
3.00
I did enjoy the tour however it seemed more of an historical tour of the gaol, not a ghost tour, it also seemed like lots of talking and little time to use the ghost instruments. Even though the information was interesting, I think a little less info and more time to use the gadgets would be nice, just the speech at the start takes ages before you even enter the gaol. I guess I was just expecting it to be more ghost stuff.
Fantastic tour
Louisa B,
Feb 3, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
What an excellent tour it was very interesting. Our guide was fantastic she was very knowledgeable. We would highly recommend